Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

soothable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sooth-able
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being soothed.

Example Sentences

"For example, caregiver reactions may be quite different for a highly irritable, highly soothable child, as compared to an equally highly irritable child who is not soothable."

Etymology

From soothe + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: soothe

Inflected Forms

more soothable (comparative) most soothable (superlative)

Derived Forms

unsoothable

Questions

What does soothable mean?: Capable of being soothed.
Where does soothable come from?: From soothe + -able.

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